Cypress in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

St. John Lutheran Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, May 5, 2022

1. St. John Lutheran Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Settlers from Posen and Pomerania, Germany came to this area in 1848. They formed St. John Lutheran Church in 1853. A smallpox epidemic in 1873 claimed the lives of 11 members. They and other area victims were interred on the property of church member Henry Raatz. Most of these burials were unmarked, but one, Wilhelm F. Petrich's, is the earliest marked grave. In 1878, Raatz donated this land to the church for a graveyard, after more than a century, the community still uses the historic cemetery, which is maintained by an association that formed in 1973.Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12879.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 30° 0.824′ N, 95° 42.79′ W. Marker is in Cypress, Texas, in Harris County. It is on Lutheran Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of Cypress Church Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in front of the cemetery by the second entrance gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19520 Lutheran Cemetery Road, Cypress TX 77433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Cypress (approx. 3.1 miles away); Rose Hill United Methodist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rose Hill Methodist Church Building (approx. 3.9 miles away); St. John Lutheran Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Kleb Family House (approx. 4.2 miles away); Abraham Roberts Homesite (approx. 5.3 miles away); Site of New Kentucky (approx. 5.3 miles away); Roberts Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cypress.

The St. John Lutheran Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, May 5, 2022

2. The St. John Lutheran Cemetery and Marker

The view of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery and Marker from the first entrance gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, May 5, 2022

3. The view of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery and Marker from the first entrance gate

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.